In the News today, it was reported that a
13-year-old student from Maine suffered first and second degree burns after the
iPhone she was carrying in her pants pocket caught on fire, school officials
said.
The eighth
grader was in class at Kennebunk Middle School when she heard a pop and smoke
began to billow from her pants, school principal Jeff Rodman told ABC affiliate
WMTW-TV in Portland. Maine.
Two
classmates rushed to the student’s aid, while another went outside to alert
school staff and bring a fire blanket and extinguisher. As classmates were
helping the girl out of her pants, the iPhone fell out of a pocket.
The girl was
taken to Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford where she was treated for
burns and later released.
Fire
officials are investigating the incident and praised the student for
remembering to “stop, drop and roll.”
Explosions
and fires caused by Apple products are relatively rare, but incidents in the
past have mostly been the result of the devices’ lithium ion batteries
overheating.
In 2011 there was a related occurrence of such incident, which was an iPhone 4 exploded mid-flight on an Australian Airline,
and before that, the European Union launched a 2009 investigation after
multiple instances of iPhones and iPod Touches exploding or catching fire
midflight were reported in the U.K., Holland, France and Sweden.
Let's take a brief recap into the 2011 occurrence as reported;
Let's take a brief recap into the 2011 occurrence as reported;
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Apple’s
iPhones are always among the hottest gadgets
of any holiday shopping season, but for one passenger on an
Australian flight, the phone was too hot to handle — literally.
While on
Australian flight Regional Express ZL319 Friday, a passenger’s iPhone 4
(not the iPhone 4S, which is Apple’s latest model) suddenly started “emitting a
significant amount of dense smoke, accompanied by a red glow,” according
to a Regional Express statement.
The plane,
which was flying from Lismore to Sydney, was in the midst of landing
when the incident occured. “In accordance with company standard safety
procedures, the flight attendant carried out recovery actions immediately, and
the red glow was extinguished successfully,” according to Regional
Express’ statement.
After
landing, the iPhone was handed over to officials at the Australian Transport
Safety Bureau.
There’s no official word yet on what caused the phone
to combust.
Exploding
Apple products are rare, but explosions have happened in the past, mostly
related to the devices’ lithium ion batteries overheating.
The
European Union launched an investigation in 2009
after multiple instances of iPhones and iPod
Touches exploding or catching fire midflight were reported in the U.K.,
Holland, France and Sweden.
Apple
also recalled its
first-generation of iPod nanos sold between September 2005 and December
2006 because the battery would overheat and “pose a safety risk,” according to
the company’s website.
Well, life is itself is not stable. Apple's iphone explosion are "rare" as recorded but it occurred at time.
With instances of such iPhone's explosions, should it then be concluded that iPhones are meant to "behave" this way at times?
And with the sky rocketing of availability and possession of iPhones of whichever versions, this could happen to anyone!
Therefore,on whichever side of the case you could be, my candid advice is PLAY SAFE while handling the device by STRICTLY adhering to the User manual's instructions, recommendations, tips and "how-tos".
Your life is more important than the device
Your life is more important than the device
Cheers.
